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2 hours ago, MartinH said:

You would? Are you in fact doing so?

Like several of the posters in this thread, I was and am disappointed that Lexus did not continue with the IS. I look at the  IS350 sedan offered in the US with envy.

Looking at Mazda for 'Continuity Lexus': powerful petrol engines, good autobox, lovely interior furnish & fit, many offered with sunroof, and prestige-brand sounds (Bose). Also, not excessively large. I loathe s****ing around in a huge car for personal transport.

I always liked mazda to drive they are excellent. But diesel was and is a time bomb in them and if you listen carefully you can hear them rust. 

A petrol with waxoil added might be a good choice 

16 hours ago, GMB said:

Too Chineeese? 

My S60 T5 ( which was very nice and quite quick ) was made in South Carolina USA. Almost as expensive as Lexus to service. What no dipstick?

What age was your old S60? I bet it was a proper Volvo P2 platform exactly like I plan to go back to.

Driven a new v90 or anything Volvo made in the last 4 years? Nothing like previous quality, cheap built and flimsy inside, ***** poor seats too which was the best part of a proper volvo

We're still driving lexus and Volvo for now. But with no new is model in the UK were looking for an alternative, I don't think I'd buy a newer Volvo now either. Too Chinese.

I think the P3 V70 will go next year and il buy an older P2 V70 I much preferred the P2. It was a proper Volvo! 

As for the as for the is300h we are due a change and can't find anything better.

Well if it's below minimum wage at least he won't get taxed on the savings 

Electric fence might be fun🤣

Question one yes you can fill until it runs out.

Question 3 im not sure as I wouldn't bother changing the washers they can be re used just fine.

Edit, whoever said make sure you can open the fill bung before draining has given you the best tip you will need 

I fit after market flat ones to all my cars, there would be no paint left on the rear arches if we didn't fit them with the roads about here 

The after market moulded ones just don't look great and the genuine are too small.

3 hours ago, Notamech said:

Its much better than the dull gold/silver the car came with. The cabin feels a bit brighter now. 

That's where our opinions differ. If it's what makes you happy I wish you the best with it, but it wouldn't be to my taste

If NCT failed it should be marked with yellow crayon on the damaged area.

A friendly member he was. Best wishes.

Would be ideal if the seller could show pictures of it when it was for sale damaged, if not I'd just make sure it drives straight and all the panel gaps are good.

If the car is right the cat s would not bother me

Is it damaged now or has it been repaired in the past? 

It all depends on the quality of the repair. 

Cat s means nothing, it could have had 10k of damage and only be a cat n. 

But if it has had a scratch on the door and broken the handle it's classed as cat s because the door won't open

Ours needed a new key Battery this week, that's been the only thing since it's last service 10 months ago!

Op looks like spam. Only one post ever!

There will be some wires poking through the tyres before they are changed if this comes in

Sickening about the engine. Ive been having thoughts about fitting a turbo on my 300 but it's seeing things like this put me off

12 hours ago, agent_dess said:

They will just give you the ugly UX.. i got them twice in the same colour.

The spec on the first one was really nice, including heated steering wheel and wireless charging.
The 2nd one was basic as them come and really disappointing.

Was hoping to get a run in an rc300h were actually thinking about changing to one. But it won't be from a lexus dealer. A nice 2 year old damage repairable one if the right one pops up

Got ours letter this week. Will wait to the weather gets better polish up the car then dress fancy, see what nice machines the sales man let me out in when I express interest in an upgrade 

Stick that engine into a gen 4 is saloon and open a few fueling stations near me and il place an order tomorrow 😀

When I fixed mine I bought the genuine lexus bumper as it was only 300 as you say. 

The grilles alone were over 1k from lexus but I found after market from a crowd in Lithuania. They fitted well and 4 years later they are still perfect 

It was hard to beat the mechanical key

18 hours ago, Redefined said:

Not exactly sure how any of these abusive ads are even funny. Maybe you also thought that all Clarksons jokes dehumanising muslims were also very funny. Really can't believe some of the comments and whatnot on this thread. Always thought better/smarter from Toyota/Lexus owners. Sorry if my remarks are felt as uncalled for.

 

Drivers kill cyclists... not the other way round. Nothing to be making merry about!

 

Shafiq - muslim cyclist who also drives an LS430 to work as well as my cycle for the past 20 years.

Nothing against Muslims, I'm unsure why you brought that into the mix.

As to why you would think better from Toyota lexus owners is itself a stereo type assumption.

I'm simply not a fan of cycling on roads, it's an inconvenience to other road users it's dangerous as many have pointed out, and I wouldn't use my car on a cycle path. I would never do anything to endanger a cyclist same as I wouldn't start a fight in a pub just because I don't like something.

I only comment on this thread because it's my opinion and I'm entitled to.

Your remarks aren't uncalled for they are your opinion and enjoyable to read.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aK_Ru6tScBE

6 hours ago, m4rkw said:

 

Cycling is a great activity. It's unfortunately sometimes let down by the bad cyclists who sail through red lights and generally behave badly, but that's really just humans in general and motorists aren't any better.

 

Cycling is not a great activity. It was invited as a form of exercise for people without the mentality to walk a dog 🤣

What car does a j160 gearbox come from and what bell housing adapter gets used?

I'm going to gather everything up incase I decided to change mine, I kinda like it auto tho I didn't expect the auto to grow on me.

Parts are getting rapidly harder to find and more expensive so I'd like to source everything now even if I don't convert it I can always sell them on down the line.